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Where does “կոշկակար” come from?

կոշկակար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կօշկակար, from Old Armenian կարեմ, from Old Armenian կար, from Proto-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

կոշկակար (Armenian): bootmaker, shoemaker; cobbler

Definitions

  1. bootmaker, shoemaker; cobbler

Ancestry of “կոշկակար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկօշկակարboot-maker, cordwainer, shoemaker
2Old Armenianկարեմto be able, to have the power or faculty to, to...
3Old Armenianկարcord, rope, string; joint; the act of sewing,...
4Proto-Iraniankar-to do, make
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankar-to do, make
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
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